Ross McKitrick (born 1965) is a Canadian economist specializing in

environmental economics Environmental economics is a sub-field of economics concerned with environmental issues. It has become a widely studied subject due to growing environmental concerns in the twenty-first century. Environmental economics "undertakes theoretical ...

and

policy analysis Policy analysis or public policy analysis is a technique used in the public administration sub-field of political science to enable civil servants, nonprofit organizations, and others to examine and evaluate the available options to implement th ...

. He is a professor of economics at the

University of Guelph The University of Guelph (abbreviated U of G) is a comprehensive Public university, public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College (1874), the MacDonald I ...

, and a senior fellow of the

Fraser Institute The Fraser Institute is a Canadian Conservatism in Canada, conservative public policy think tank registered as a Charitable organization, charity. It is headquartered in Vancouver, with additional offices in Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. It has ...

. McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying the

scientific consensus on climate change There is a nearly unanimous scientific consensus that the Earth has been consistently warming since the start of the Industrial Revolution, that the rate of recent warming is largely unprecedented, and that this warming is mainly the result o ...

, including co-authoring the book '' Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming'', published in 2002. He is the author of ''Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy'', published by the University of Toronto Press.

Biography

McKitrick gained his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

in economics in 1996 from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

, and in the same year was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph,

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

. In 2001 he received an associate professorship and has been a full professor since December 2008. He has also been a senior fellow of the

since 2002. He is a member of the academic advisory board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

Writing

McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying climate science. With Christopher Essex he co-authored the 2002 '' Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming'', a book that was a runner-up for the

Donner Prize The Donner Prize is an award given annually by one of Canada's largest foundations, the Donner Canadian Foundation, for books considered excellent in regard to the writing of Canadian public policy. The prize was established in 1998, and is meant t ...

. McKitrick was involved in disputing hockey stick graph temperature reconstructions.

References

External links

McKitrick's publications and papers
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKitrick, Ross Living people Canadian economists University of British Columbia alumni Academic staff of the University of Guelph 1965 births